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Chartreuse gives its name to the color chartreuse, which was first used as a term of color in 1884. Chartreuse yellow is a color originally named "chartreuse" in 1892 after Yellow Chartreuse liqueur, but since 1987 it has been called "chartreuse yellow" to avoid confusion with the green version of chartreuse.
Three eight-pointed gold stars are in the canton, and the bottom two corners. The national flag of Mexico ( Spanish: Bandera de México) is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe.
Blue in culture. Goblet from Mesopotamia, 1500–1300 BC glazed with Egyptian blue. This was the first synthetic blue, first made in about 2500 BC. The color blue has been important in culture, politics, art and fashion since ancient times. Blue was used in ancient Egypt for jewelry and ornament. [1]
Rings. The five-ringed symbol of the Olympic Games. The first five-ringed symbol of the Olympic Games used between 1913 and 1986. The second five-ringed symbol of the Olympic Games used between 1986 and 2010. There are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field.
A vertical bicolour triband of a green, white and green; charged with the coat of arms in the centre. A white field with the national flag in the canton, with the Naval seal in the fly. A sky-blue field with the national flag in the canton, with the air force roundel in the fly. The flag of Nigeria was designed by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi and ...
Nazi concentration camp badges, primarily triangles, were part of the system of identification in German camps. They were used in the concentration camps in the German-occupied countries to identify the reason the prisoners had been placed there. [1] The triangles were made of fabric and were sewn on jackets and trousers of the prisoners.
The traditional colors of Japan are a collection of colors traditionally used in Japanese art, literature, textiles such as kimono, and other Japanese arts and crafts. History [ edit ] The traditional colors of Japan trace their historical origins to the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System which was established in 603 by Prince Shōtoku and based ...
The flag of South Africa was designed in March 1994 and adopted on 27 April 1994, during South Africa 's 1994 general election, to replace the previous flag used from 1928–1994 . The flag has horizontal bands of red (on the top) and blue (on the bottom), of equal width, separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal "Y ...